Donald E. Scott Colorado Adventure Point (CAP) is a 20,000-square-foot scouting and community adventure education facility in Denver that provides hands-on experiential education and STEM programming alongside adventure features such as a two-story climbing wall, archery and marksmanship ranges. The facility hosts merit badge classes, day camps, field trips, birthday parties, overnight stays and offers meeting space and a low-cost hostel option for Scout groups.
Donald E. Scott Colorado Adventure Point (CAP) is a multi-use scouting and community education facility emphasizing experiential learning and STEM. The centre operates as an adventure education space open to Scout groups, schools, youth organizations and the public.
Programs at the facility are organized around experiential education and STEM curriculum, combining hands-on science, technology, engineering and math activities with applied learning in the facility’s adventure zones. The centre offers curriculum-aligned STEM activities and uses a challenge-by-choice model for many youth programs.
Participants are required to complete waivers; camps use the CampDoc system for medical/health profiles. Financial assistance options are offered for some camp fees. Volunteers are asked to complete orientation, background checks and safeguarding training where applicable.
Birthday parties include activity time in the facility’s adventure zones with a 16-youth participant limit for shooting/climbing areas; families may bring food and decorations and a kitchen with freezer space is available.
Day camp weeks exploring concepts in chemistry, biology, structural engineering and physics through hands-on materials, experiments and challenges, with access to the facility’s adventure zones.
Technology-focused day camp weeks covering coding, digital design and robotics, combined with access to the centre’s climbing, archery and other activity zones.
Customized field trips offering STEM activities drawn from a published catalog; participating groups must complete waivers and payment is due after the visit.
Meeting and event space available for rent, with a video tour provided and an online request process.
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A variety of in-person and virtual merit badge classes, colleges and Eagle-required workshops offered regularly, with schedules posted on the facility calendar and options for custom troop classes.
Day camps held during school breaks featuring tinkering, STEM and adventure-zone activities; camps run 9:00 AM–4:00 PM with before- and after-care options.
A day of public activities that can include the indoor rock-climbing wall, archery range and Gaga Pit, with additional labs offering leatherworking and marksmanship; a minimum number of participants and signed waivers are required.
Bring a pack, troop, youth group, or sports team for an Overnight Adventure that includes up to three Adventure Zones (climbing, archery, BB guns, or leatherworking) guided by staff; the program runs evenings and the group stays overnight until the following morning.
A low-cost hostel option providing floor-space for troops or crews, with access to showers and kitchen space and basic morning beverages.
Free STEM kits intended for students in grades 3–8, each kit sized for 3–4 students and containing three hands-on activities aligned with educational standards.
A camp designed for youth to explore STEM at a deeper, hands-on level while building leadership skills and working on science and engineering challenges alongside adventure activities.
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